JAILED FOR EPITHET; Motorist Who Called Policeman Liar Gets 10 Days

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Magistrate Gustave W. M. Wieboldt in Queens Traffic Court at Jamaica sent Nicholas Schwernforth, 30 years old, of 40-17 Astoria Boulevard, Astoria, to jail yesterday for.ten days for contempt of court. He said he believed it was the first time any magistrate had exercised such power since the Legislature conferred it last June. View Full Article in Timesmachine »